midwestern
中西部
解説 Definition
Midwestern は、米国の中西部に関する、または中西部の人や文化を指す語です。地名そのものというより、地域的な特徴や出身を説明するときに使われます。
Midwestern means relating to the Midwest region of the United States, its inhabitants, or its characteristic places and culture. It commonly modifies nouns such as town, city, farm, accent, or values and is often capitalized in this regional sense.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Midwestern は mid-「中央」＋ western「西部の」と分け、米国の Midwest に関する語と捉える。例文の Midwestern town、farm、cities のように、実際には名詞を修飾する形容詞用法が典型的。米国の地域を指す場合は Midwestern と大文字で書くのが一般的である。
Break Midwestern into Midwest plus -ern: it means “of or connected with the Midwest.” The examples show its most common job, modifying nouns in combinations such as Midwestern town, Midwestern farm, and Midwestern cities. Picture the central and northern interior of the United States rather than simply any place lying vaguely toward the west. When the word refers to the recognized U.S. region, it is commonly written with a capital M. Compare western, which can refer much more broadly to the west or to Western culture.
例文
She grew up in a small Midwestern town.
彼女は中西部の小さな町で育ちました。
The novel describes life on a Midwestern farm.
その小説は中西部の農場での暮らしを描いています。
Many Midwestern cities are known for their cold winters.
中西部の多くの都市は寒い冬で知られています。
midwestern の類義語・関連語
midwestern の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語由来の接頭辞mid-（中央の）と語根west（西）、方位接尾辞-ernから成る語です。文字通り中央寄り西の地域を意味し、米国内陸の呼称中西部にそのまま定着しました。同根語にmiddleやwesternが挙げられます。
Midwestern is formed from Midwest and the adjective-forming element -ern, found in directional words such as western, eastern, northern, and southern. Midwest itself combines mid, meaning “middle,” with west. The regional label developed in American English for states in the north-central interior of the United States. Its literal components explain the form, although the modern geographical region has conventional boundaries rather than a purely directional meaning.
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